Movies Like Poltergeist (2015)

Poltergeist is a 2015 horror film from Gil Kenan with a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Poltergeist and The Bewitched House.

Horror

Poltergeist

1982

The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

7.2

MagicScore

The Bewitched House

1907

A group of travellers go into a house for protection. Little do they know, it is filled with ghosts who make unusual things happen to them.

6.5

MagicScore

The Visitors

1988

Frank, Sara and their two children have recently moved into the house of their dreams on the countryside. Frank is disturbed by mysterious sounds and somebody tears down the wallpaper from the walls. He contacts a ghost-hunter, Allan, to find out the truth.

6.1

MagicScore

Poltergay

2006

Marc and Emma move into a new house but have no idea that their basement was a gay nightclub. To make matters worse, the club was destroyed by fire, and now the house is haunted by the ghosts of five gay clubbers.

5.1

MagicScore

The Funeral Home

2021

Bernardo is an undertaker. He runs his mortuary business in the same house where he resides. In the front, he has his clients. And in the back, his dysfunctional family lives amongst coffins, wreaths, and the mischievous but nonviolent ghosts that visit on a daily basis. But when a malevolent entity enters the scene, it wreaks havoc on the already fractured household.

5.1

MagicScore

Boo! A Madea Halloween

2016

Madea winds up in the middle of mayhem when she spends a hilarious, haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on a group of misbehaving teens.

5.8

MagicScore

Satan's Slaves

2017

After dying from a strange illness that she suffered for three years, a mother returns home to pick up her children.

6.7

MagicScore

Bhool Bhulaiyaa

2007

NRI Siddharth Chaturvedi and his wife Avni return to Siddharth's family's ancestral Varanasi palace while disregarding warnings of a curse and paranormal phenomena. Soon enough, inexplicable events begin occuring, which forces Siddharth to consult the eccentric psychiatrist Aditya Shrivastav to help solve the mystery.

6.7

MagicScore

A Haunted House

2013

Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help in this spoof of all the "found-footage/documentary style" films released in recent years.

5.9

MagicScore

#10

Thir13en Ghosts

2001

Arthur and his two children inherit his uncle's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to twelve ghosts. When the family, accompanied by a nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine 'designed by the Devil and powered by the dead' to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by a ghost hunter and his rival, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Our House

2018

Ethan is suffering enormous guilt after his parents are killed in a car accident. He quits a promising future at MIT and work on a revolutionary experiment in order to care for his younger siblings.

5.6

MagicScore

#12

Dawn of the Dead

2004

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Evil Dead

2013

Mia, a drug addict, is determined to kick the habit. To that end, she asks her brother, David, his girlfriend, Natalie and their friends Olivia and Eric to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin to help her through withdrawal. Eric finds a mysterious Book of the Dead at the cabin and reads aloud from it, awakening an ancient demon. All hell breaks loose when the malevolent entity possesses Mia.

6.6

MagicScore

#14

The Crazies

2010

Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Road House

2024

Ex-UFC fighter Dalton takes a job as a bouncer at a Florida Keys roadhouse, only to discover that this paradise is not all it seems.

6.9

MagicScore

#16

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022

A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.

6.7

MagicScore

#17

Retribution

2023

When a mysterious caller plants a bomb under his car seat, a bank executive begins a high-speed chase across the city to complete a specific series of tasks — all with his kids trapped in the back seat.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

The Ladykillers

2004

An eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a band in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting landlord – a sharp old woman.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

The Toxic Avenger Unrated

2025

When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

About Last Night

2014

Bernie and Joan are two fiery flirters who are passionate about everything from hookups to breakups and each other. When he sets up his best friend, Danny, with her roommate, Debbie, the sparks soon fly as they try to navigate the relationship minefields from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.

6.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Poltergeist?

The top films similar to Poltergeist by MovieMagicScore are Poltergeist (7.2), The Bewitched House (6.5), The Visitors (6.1). Each shares horror themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Poltergeist worth watching?

Poltergeist holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.2/10 from 2,348 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Poltergeist?

Poltergeist (2015) is a horror film directed by Gil Kenan, starring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino.

Where can I find more recommendations like Poltergeist?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more horror recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Poltergeist

This ranked list pairs Poltergeist (2015), a horror film from Gil Kenan, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sam Rockwell take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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